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Matt Herren's Pattern, Baits & Gear As foreign a place as Lake Ray Roberts was to Matt Herren before he started practice for the Toyota Texas Bass Classic last Tuesday, it turned out be everything he could want in a tournament venue. Despite inconsistent conditions that included a sudden drop...

4th Place - Matt Herren Pattern, Baits & Gear Matt Herren was one of four anglers in the top 5 who went into Sunday hoping to lock up his first Elite Series win. He led after day 1 and bounced back after a disappointing day on Friday to get back in contention. Ultimately, he fell 3 pounds...

4th Place: Jeff Gustafson's Pattern, Baits & Gear Canadian Jeff Gustafson ran a program that was more diverse than any other Top-5 finisher and came away with his best placement in his 4 seasons on Tour. He weighed in five fish that he'd looked at and produced other quality specimens on a...

2nd Place: Clark Wendlandt's Pattern, Baits & Gear Texas veteran Clark Wendlandt made a strong bid for his second Tour victory in 9 months (he won at the Potomac River last June). He came up about half a pound short, but his runner-up showing moved him up to No. 7 in the points race and put...

John Cox's Pattern, Baits & Gear The way John Cox has been fishing, his second tour-level victory was bound to come sooner rather than later. Perhaps it occurred because he's stopped thinking about winning all the time. "I used to do that," the 31-year-old Floridian said. "I'd go into every...